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19th Small Table/Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Small French Table/Desk in Walnut
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Antique 19th Century Side Tables

Antique Walnut Side Table/ Small Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
, worn to a glow. Color and patina are very nice. Could be used as a small desk as the apron height is 24
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Secretaire Happiness of the Day Small Black Desk Napoleon III french antiquity
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
rechampi. Opening with a frieze drawer, an open central compartment and five small drawers. As you can
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Secretaires

Materials

Oak

A Desk Lamp in the Manner of Desney
Located in New York, NY
A small scale French modernist desk lamp constructed from overlapping panels of glass. Now rewired
Category

French Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Antique French Walnut Writing Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small antique desk from France. This writing table has a very beautiful walnut top with a lovely
Category

Antique 19th Century French Farm Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

French Empire Period Mahogany Secretary Chest, circa 1810
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
An lovely small French secretaire or secretary desk and chest of in mahogany, opening to a desk
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Secretaires

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Mahogany

Small French Desk
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Distressed French desk with original paint.
Category

Antique Early 1900s European Desks and Writing Tables

French Walnut Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Fairhope, AL
A very elegant small desk made of walnut. This was produced in French style in the circa 1860s
Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique French Cherry Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
A pretty writing table, desk or side table with wonderful grain and patina. The thin elegant legs
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Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Antique French Cherry Library Table/Desk, Turned Legs and Small Drawer
Located in Port Chester, NY
Quite a handsome piece in a lovely warm cherry tone, with graceful turned legs. Tho somewhat deep for a server at 24", it is very workable at that width. The piece could also wo...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

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Cherry

Small Lady s Desk with Bakelite Knobs, 1940s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small lady's desk with bakelite knobs, 1940s.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables

Small Louis XV style black lacquered Desk.
By Pierre Gouffe
Located in Charleston, SC
French Bureau plat in black lacquered wood opening by three drawers and two writing slides on its
Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

Small Mid-Century Cherry Wood Desk with Matching Chair, France, circa 1960
Located in New York, NY
Small cherry desk with single drawer and matching chair with splayed legs, Italy, circa 1960
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Antique Cherry Side Table or Small Desk, One Drawer
Located in Port Chester, NY
A simple handsome side table or smaller writing table/desk in vibrant cherry. Classic tapered legs
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Cherry

Antique Writing Table or Small Desk, Fruitwood Top and Oak Base
Located in Port Chester, NY
A simple, elegant and beautifully grained writing table or desk with a fruitwood top and an oak
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood, Oak

Antique French Walnut Writing/Small Dining Table, Two Drawers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A generously proportioned writing table or small dining table in glorious walnut with dramatic
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Small Ornate French Clock
Located in Stutton, GB
Small ornate French clock, the unusual oval white enameled dial with roman numerals, in a stylish
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Fruitwood Side Table or Small Writing Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
A simple and elegant fruitwood side table or small writing table/desk. The top has lovely grain and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Chestnut Side Table or Small Writing Table
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small French antique desk or writing table in dark chestnut with tapered legs and the original
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Chestnut

Small Antique Walnut Writing Table with Turned Legs
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small writing table in beautifully grained walnut with a book match top. The turned legs add an
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Small Chestnut Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
A small antique desk or writing table from France, lovely slender tapered legs. Made of chestnut
Category

Antique 19th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Chestnut

French Oak and Pine Country Side Table or Small Desk
Located in Port Chester, NY
" apron height and a larger top, the possibilty of use as a small desk or writing table. Pretty tapered
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Oak, Pine

French Transition Period, circa 1765 Reversible Desk and Game Table
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
An handsome and rare French reversible small desk and game table, Transition Louis XV-Louis XVI
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Antique 1760s French Game Tables

Materials

Boxwood, Fruitwood, Walnut

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Small French Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the small French desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each small French desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, steel and wood. If you’re shopping for a small French desk, we have 91 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect small French desk — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A small French desk made by Louis XV designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one small French desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jean Pauchard, Tolix and Charlotte Perriand produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Small French Desk?

Prices for a small French desk start at $613 and top out at $21,942 with the average selling for $2,500.
Questions About Small French Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A small writing table is also called a davenport table or davenport desk. They normally feature a sloped or inclined top attached with hinges to the back of the table. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage davenport desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    In French, the term for a writing desk that often featured a drop-down writing surface is secretaire. This type of desk is called a secretary desk in English. Simply put, a secretary desk is a multifunctional piece of furniture with a hinged writing surface that folds open or drops down. When the leaf is folded out, small inner storage compartments, which are called pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers, are revealed. On 1stDibs, shop antique secretary desks from some of the world's top sellers.